http://ift.tt/2gKY0xR LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Naira on Tuesday appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency gained N1 to exchange at N364 to the dollar, stronger than N365 posted on Friday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N470 and N430. Trading at the Bureau De Change window saw the…
http://ift.tt/2eJBftv Martin Onovo LAGOS EPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP), Martin Onovo, believes the Federal Government deceived Nigerians by saying the country has exited economic recession. Onovo, who appeared on Politics Today, said Nigeria cannot be out of recession and still face increased unemployment rate. “Obviously, the ruling party is…
http://ift.tt/2wG5GFq Buhari LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari believes his administration still has more work to do, despite Nigeria’s exit from economic recession. The President says the Federal Government will not rest until the impact of the nation’s new economic status is being felt by all Nigerians. The National Bureau of Statistics had earlier on…
http://ift.tt/2xMIWnl Customs Boss Hameed Ali LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has named the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) into its Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame, saying its long-held reputation as one of the most corrupt government institutions in Nigeria has only been worsened by its refusal to comply with the Freedom…
http://ift.tt/2f13iS1 LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The weekly Federal Executive Council meeting may not hold this week. The meeting holds every week on Wednesday. The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed had earlier said in a statement on Wednesday that the meeting will not hold due to inadequate time to prepare the documents for the meeting. In…
http://ift.tt/2gDRvJj R-L: Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki; Commissioner for Wealth Creation, Cooperatives and Employment, Hon. Emmanuel Usoh; an official of the Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute in Medan, Indonesia; and the Permanent Secretary in the Edo State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kadiri Bashiru, during the Governor’s working visit to the Institute…
http://ift.tt/2xMzErh LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A spurt in attacks by Boko Haram Islamists has claimed nearly 400 lives since April in Nigeria and Cameroon, double the figure of the previous five months, Amnesty said Tuesday. The increasing use of suicide bombers — often young women and girls forced to carry and detonate explosives in crowded areas…
http://ift.tt/2gDt0vN LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, has threatened to bar Nigerian airlines from flying to its country due to Security issues. The organization has given a 65-day ultimatum to Nigerian airlines to address the specified security risks or risk being barred. This development is coming shortly after a team of…
